Bill wright – 1936-2021

celebrating black golfers – bill wright Born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1936, Bill Wright became a golf phenom through hard work and discipline. A familiar story for most successful golfers, except that he was also black and had an extra dimension of difficulty to navigate, systemic racism that pervaded American culture, including golf. Undaunted, Mr. Wright became the first […]

the golfing president

Mention that the president of the United States is on the golf course, and you’ll get a standard reply: from the president’s supporters, “Great, he needs time away from the pressures of the job”; from the president’s detractors, “There he goes again wasting time on a frivolous golf game when he should be paying attention to his job.” This article […]

easygoing teddy rhodes had a ‘passion for the game’

celebrating black golfers – theodore “teddy” rhodes By Jim DavisHe had a prodigious talent for golf, sometimes compared with Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. But only a few lucky souls got to see Theodore Rhodes play golf. He was was born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1913, a year after Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, and Sam Snead. But those men had […]